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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 7, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 15 24. LA20-000071 – Jacob Stickney, 15 Stubbs Bay Road/PID 3211823340006, Variances – Resolution – Continued Mayor Walsh said the neighbor is basically 18 feet from the property line and just wanted the other house to be 18 feet, kind of equidistant. Johnson noted the other component that came up at the Planning Commission was if they decide to put a deck on, they will need to get a variance application to do it. Ms. Oakden said there is a deck contemplated as part of this plan, and noted it is right under the red line onscreen. George Stickney, 340 Peavey Road, representing the Dunn Family, who will be selling the property to the buyer building this house, said as they can see with the constraints of the lot something has to be done; every one of the lots to the north, including the Krumps who have agreed to say this is suitable, have a15.5 setback on one side and are closer than 15 feet, 27 feet on one side and their barn is 19 feet. The neighbor just above them has a 13-foot setback on one of the buildings on a 2-acre lot. There is another 2.4-acre lot which is closer to the street than this property. In looking at the exception past the property, there is a silly driveway access up off of Watertown Road, so there is another 33 feet of woods that will stay there. He mentioned at the Planning Commission meeting, if they built that driveway it would be so costly, they would never do it. He noted they would have to clear cut all the trees and go up a mountain to get to the house. He said this is a really nice plan and everyone seems to be in favor now that the Krumps are. Crosby asked what the total size of the lot is. Mr. Stickney replied it is 1.22 acres, the lot to the north is 1.22 acres, and the other two lots are 2.48 acres and they all fail and are closer to the road than this property except one of the homes. He said they kept this house 50 feet from the road and that is good; if they kick it back any further that is where the septic has to be. They are already placing the front setback beyond the line of the other properties to the north. Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to approve LA20-000071, 15 Stubbs Bay Road/PID 3211823340006, Variances – Resolution. Ayes 4, Nays 0. 27. Authorize Text Amendment Related to Special Lot Combinations Barnhart said this request is an authorization to start the review process, as over the past few weeks they have received requests for special lot combination. He noted they have done this in the past, but looking at the code to gauge whether or not it is an appropriate special lot combination, it is only referred to once in the City code and that is for the seasonal recreational zoning district (basically Big Island). Staff felt it was appropriate that the Council have some input in what is an appropriate special lot combination. Special lot combination is an agreement between the City and the property owner where they agree to consider a couple of lots as one lot for building purposes and the property owner agrees to give up certain rights for the building that does not have the principal structure. Barnhart noted they see if frequently with driveways going through one property into another to serve it or one lot houses the dock or a garage and the principal structure is on another lot. He is looking for authorization to look into it a bit more and bring back some proposals for the Council’s consideration.